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B. HIBBS.

FIRE PROTECTOR.

Patented June 13, 1882.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT FFrcE.

ENOS HIBBS, OF GERMANO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO B. J. PAT-TON, OF SAME PLACE.

FIRE-PROTECTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 259,641, dated June 13, 1882.

Application filed March 10, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ENos HIBBs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Germano, in the county of Harrison and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fire-Protectors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention has for its object to furnish an improved fire-screen.

It consists essentially in securing the wir web to the main frame so that it can be easily replaced when burned or otherwise worn out, and in providing a shelf hinged to lower crossbar of frame and arranged to be held at any angle desired by mechanism hereinafter described, and in other mechanism, all of which will be hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side view. Fig. 2 is a front view with a blower of ordinary construction placed in the frame over the wire web. Figs. at, 5, and 6 are detail views of several parts of my device, as will be described. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on line 00 :0, Fig. 6.

Where open-grate fires are used it is desirable to place over them a screen to prevent the fire-sparks and lumps of fire-coal being thrown out on the floor by an explosion of copperas or from any other cause.

In the construction of my device I employ the back plate or arch, a, and the front plate-or frame, I), the said plates being curved in the same arc. Between these plates I place the edge of the wire web 0, and secure it by bolts d, passed through bolt-holes made in the plates 0 and Z). The heads of these bolts bear against the back plate, a, and the plates with the edge of the wire web between them are clamped by the winged thumb-nut d, screwed down on bolt against plate Z).

I have shown the plate a provided with a base-piece, which I have marked a in Figs. 3 and 6. This bar is arranged immediately behind the cross-bar b of plate or frame I). This lower piece, a, may be dispensed with in case the lower bar, I), is constructed with a groove or pocket to receive the lower part of the wire web, as there is usually no necessity of clamping the web at the bottom, as the main plates at and b will secure it. The construction here inbefore described is advantageous, in that it is necessary in great many cases to frequently replace the wire web, as it will burn out and become useless. By the construction I have shown and described the burned web can easily be replaced by a new one, and the screen is againas good as new.

I seat my screen on the grate by means of hooks e, which I have shown secured to lower part of back plates, a, and which I hook over top of the grate. These hooks are arranged above the lower ends of the plates b, as shown.

0 is a handle extended from top of arch of plate 12.

b b are pins extended vertically upward from top of lower cross-bar, I). They are arranged'sufficiently away from the web 0 to permit the base of the blower b to be seated between the said pins and the web, as shown in Fig. 2.

The advantage of a blower under certain circumstances isobvious. I employ a blower, b of ordinary construction, of size to fit snugly over the web 0 between the plates 1) and bar b. This blower, it will be understood, is entirely separate from my screen. When I desire to employ the blower I place its base behind the pins Z) andpress the blower in against the web 0. I then secure it by turning the wings of the thumb-nuts into the position shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2, and the blower is secured in position.

f f are eyes fixed to forward part of bar I).

f is a bar extended forward from central portion of the bar I). This bar f is notched on its upper side to be engaged by the pawl hinged to under side of the shelf, hereinafter described.

g is a. shelf. It is curved correspondingly to the curve of the bar b.

g is a rim extended from side of the shelf next the bar I). 1 9 are hooks on rear side of shelf, arranged to be hooked into the eyes f and secure the shelf to the bar b when it is desired to be used, and when not in use this shelf can be removed.

To the under side of the shelfg, immediately over the bar f, I hinge the pawl This pawl is arranged to engage the notches in top of bar f and secure the shelf g at any angle desired.

I have illustrated the motion and operation of this mechanism clearly in dotted lines, Fig. 3. This shelf is of use to hold articles to be heated before the grate, and the tilting is of advantage when it is desired to toast bread, or for similar purposes.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1. The combination, substantially as hereinbcfore setforth, of the plate a, the plate I), the wire web 0, the edge of which is secured between the said plates, hooks e, bolts (1, and thumb-nuts (1, whereby the web is secured between the said plates, so that it can be easily replaced, as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination, with the blower b of the plate or frame 1), web 0, bolts (1, winged thumb-nuts d, cross-bar b, and pins b extended from top of bar b, the said blower being adapted to be placed and fit snugly over the web a, and be secured thereto by the pins 1) and wings of thumb-nut 61, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with a screen for an open grate, of a shelf pivoted to the lower part of the said screen, and means whereby the said shelf is held at any desired angle to or away from the surface of the said screen, substantially as set forth, and for the purposes described.

4. The combination, with the bar I), provided with eyes f and notched bar f, of the shelf g, provided with hooks g and pawl 9 hinged to under side of shelf g, and arranged to engage ihe notches on barf and hold the-shelf at any angle desired, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ENOS HIBBS.

Witnesses:

HENRY G. FORKER, E. B. McNAMEE. 

